Slip



June 14, 1932.

A. G. WEATHERLY SLIP Patented June 14, 1932 PATENT? OFFICE ADELE G.WEATHERLY, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA SLIP Application led November 12,1928.

My invention relates to an improvement in slips for ladies such as areworn underneath the outer dress, andfmy design is of such a nature thatit maybe worn readily A under a thin dress and yet not detract from thelines of a slender figure or formation and design of the outer dress.These features are important because my slipis designed to provide afreedom of the body, overcoming l0 many of the disadvantages of close ortight fitting under-slips which have been made heretofore for ladies andgirls.

A feature ofmy slip is to provide a freeness in the sides of the same sothat when '15 sitting the slip will not creep up or bind and beuncomfortable to the wearer. The design of my slip is to provide thedesired freeness atthe sides of the same which will overcome tearing yetmaintaining a close fit about the body and it being virtually impossibleto tear the skirt of the slip in ordinary movement of the body.

It is also a feature of my invention to provide a slip of a design andnature wherein the same will fit over'the body, remaining in perfectplace at all times under any conditions, and overcoming any bundlesomeor surplus bunching at the sides of the garment where a garment of thisnature is made with sufficient fullness for freedom of action by thewearer. In a garment of this nature it is very desirable to maintainslender lines whether ones ligure is slender or more developed, and by apeculiar construction and arrangement of the parts I provide in a verysimple manner a slip of this nature, giving all of theadvantages mostdesired by ladies Vand girls wearing slips of this nature beneath theregular dress, yet I maintain a slip wherein comfort is assured to thewearer and permitting walking with freeness and without fear or dangerof tearing or binding of the slip about the limbs of the wearer.

The design of myslip is such as to cause the same to permit freeness andcomfort to the wearer and also providing the important feature of havingthe skirt of the slip give. a very unusual freeness to the sides of thesame without bunching or puckering over the hip line and wherein theskirt will assumev a Serial N o. 318,782.

natural close fit to the body almost automatically when the wearerstands erect. This maintains the slender lines so desired in costumesand fashions of this time.

These features and objects of the invention, together with other detailsand advantages will be more fully and clearly set forth in thespecification and claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l shows my slip or under-garment as it would appear in use.

Figure 2 is a back view of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 illustrates the back portion of the garment separated from thefront portion.

Figure 5 illustrates the front portion separated from the back portion.

In the drawing my slip or under-garment l A is designed to fit thewearer with the intention of providing a slender and neat figure andwherein freeness to the movement of the hips and sides is afforded thewearer witl out having the usual undesirable bunching or tucking atthe'sides which is objectionable and unsightly where ordinarily slipsare worn beneath the dress.

A feature of my slip is the simple design wherein the slip is made up oftwo main parts, namely, the front l0 and the back portion 11. In Figuresif and 5 I show virtually the geometric development of the front andback portions l0 and l1. In Figure 5 the formation and shape of thecut-out front portion l0 is illustrated by the dotted lines, while infull lines I illustrate the front portion after it has been gathered toshape the same.

The front and back portions l() and 1l are formed straight with straightsides and are adapted to be connected together in a very simple manner.The front l() is provided with an upper portion l2 which forms the trunkpart of the slip when attached to the upper trunk portion 13 of the.back 11. These two portions l2 and 13 are secured together along theedges 14 so as to attach these two members 12 and 13 together in a seamwhich extends virtually along under the arm, such as the seam 15,illustrated in the garment A in Figure 1. This seam extends along to thehip line 16 of the garment A.

Each of the portions 10 and 11 are formed With skirt port-ions 17 and18, respectively, 5 `and it will be noted that the skirt portion of thefront is wider than the skirt portion 18. In fact, the skirt portion 18of the portion11 is virtually ofl the same width as the trunk portion13, forming a straight panel l@ for the back portion 11. The skirtportion 18 sides and bottom edges, or other trimming,

f as may be desired.

The skirt portion 17 is also provided with lace or trimming, such as 20,extending along the bottom and the sides, and it will be not-ed thatbefore the skirt portion 17 is tucked in at 2'1 the skirt is virtuallyrectangular as indicated by the dotted outline projecting beyond theside edges of the skirt 17, as illustrated in Figure 5. yIn forming .thetucking 21 the front portionlO is cut at 22 so as to permit the tucking21'to kextend into the body of the front portion 10 sufli'ciently toevenly tuck the edge before it is attached to the back portion 11 of thegarment A. A slight tucking is also placed at 23 in the front along thetop edge of the front 10 of'thegarment'A. This gives the proper fit ofthe garment over the bust of the wearer.

The front 10 is formed with the hip overskirt portions 24 which extendon either side of 'the panel-like .trunk portion 12, of the front 10.When the portions 10 and 11Vare attached together along the edges 14 toform v the vseams 15 on either side .of the trunk portion ofthe garment,the upper edge of the hip over-skirts 24 of the skirt 17 has the tuckingor edge 21 attached to the back portion along 40 the hip line,illustrated bythe dotted lines 26 in Figure 4 of the drawing. When thelfront and back portions are .attached together along these lines 26,they form the attachment along the hip line 16, as illustrated inFigures 1 and 2. Thus the vupper edge of the skirt 17 which projectsVbeyond the trunk or vpanel portion 12 is attached to the back along:the hip line 16 so kthat the side flaps l24 overlap the back portion ofthe skirt v18, Vas illustrated in Figure 2.

This forms the garment as illustrated in Figures land 2 Vand by means ofsuitablelace 27 along the top of the `trunk portion., together with thevshoulder straps 28, the garment is made in 'finished form. The sewingand putting ytogether' of the garment A is very simple as will berclearly'understood, as heretofore pointed out, making a kgarment ,of asimple nature which can be `easily sewed Vtogether. yet providing .aver-y effective overlapping portion a-t -the hips by the Iflaps 24 whichextendoverthe skirt 118, -as illustrated .in Figure 2, lfar enough soyas to prevent any gapping at .the sides of the skirt when a con- 55siderable stride -or .movement ofthe Vbody is is provided with suitablelace 19 along theV made in wearing this slip. This is very importantbecause it gives freeness to the `wearer, overcomes tearing, andprevents Ais sufficient so that almost automatically when the figure ofthe wearer becomes erect the skirt portions 17 and 18 will fall intostraight line with the trunk portion formed by the members-"12 yand 13,the "flaps 24 falling straight in line with the upper trunk portionl ofthe garment A and thus forming slender lines, overcoming any bundlesomeor bunchy nature over the hips and providing a garment withfull freenessto the wearer, comfortable and not of a nature to spoil the appearanceofthe outer garment even though the outer garmentmay be of a thin orsoft nature, therebyproviding a feature of a very desirable nature to aslip or garment of this kind. Y

I have illustrated a particular construction and formation of my garmentin accordance with the patent statutes but I desire to have itunderstood that variations and obvious changes maybe made within theVscope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim 1. A ladys under-slip garment comprising, a two-piece memberformed with front and back panel portions, said back panel portionhaving a comparatively straight panellike formation from end to end andsaid front portion formed with projecting skirt hip flaps on either sideof the skirt portion of said slip, each of said portions being securedtogether with a longitudinal seam from the upper edge to the hip lineand the hip .flaps of the front portion being gathered along the hipline transversely of the garment and attached along the hip linetransversely of the back portion to cause the hip flaps to over-lie theskirtof the back portion and hang straight longitudinally therewith.

2. An under-slip for a ladys garment including, front and back portionshaving panel formation, said back portion being of a straight panelformation from end to end,

Said front portion being formed with outwardly projecting hip flaps,said front and back portions being secured together longitudinally ofthe trunk portion and ,gathered and secured together transversely alongthe hip portions to form .a non-gapping side slit skirt in sitting orstanding position.

3. A slip-on undergarment includin two members providingthe front andbaci portions of said garment, said back portion being of a straightpanel design, said front portion forming a comparatively straight upperpanel portion with said back ortion and Secured thereto, and having a sirt portion With integral side flaps which are sewed t0 said backportion transversely along the hip line to form overlapping side skirtflaps at the hip of the garment which are rigidly secured along the hipline.

ADELE G. WEATHERLY.

